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6.1 Quiz

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

The colonists had a large, well-trained army compared to the British.
 

 2. 

Hessians were hired German soldiers who fought for the colonists.
 

 3. 

The American victory at Saratoga stopped the British plan to separate New England from the rest of the colonies.
 

 4. 

Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River and drove the enemy from Philadelphia.
 

 5. 

In the early years of the war, the size of the Continental Army dwindled largely because soldiers left as their year of service was completed.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 6. 

Enslaved African Americans who fought on the British side were given
a.
land.
c.
money.
b.
freedom.
d.
guns.
 

 7. 

Who disguised herself as a man so she could fight with the army?
a.
Deborah Sampson
c.
Molly Pitcher
b.
Margaret Corbin
d.
Betsy Ross
 

 8. 

Thomas Paine wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls" in
a.
American Revolution.
c.
The American Crisis.
b.
The Patriots.
d.
Common Sense.
 

 9. 

The first state to have an all-African American regiment was
a.
South Carolina.
c.
Georgia.
b.
New York.
d.
Rhode Island.
 

 10. 

On October 17, 1777, General John Burgoyne surrendered to the Americans at
a.
Philadelphia.
c.
Saratoga.
b.
Trenton.
d.
Concord.
 

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
Tories
d.
neutral
b.
Patriots
e.
hired soldiers
c.
enlist
 

 11. 

taking neither side
 

 12. 

Loyalists
 

 13. 

mercenaries
 

 14. 

to recruit
 

 15. 

American supporters of independence
 



 
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